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Barber, G. W. 



1925. The efficiency of birds in destroying overwintering larvae of the 

 European corn borer in New^ England. Psyche, vol. 32, no. i, 

 pp. 30-46. Birds credited with destroying an average of 61 per cent 

 of the larvae in test cases. 



Beebe, Wm. 



1924. Notes on Galapagos Lepidoptera. Zoologica, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 51-59, 

 pi. A., Jan. II. Birds feeding on butterflies (CaUidryas cuhuJe 

 and AgratiUs vaniUac) and moths. " The relation between birds 

 and butterflies is quite a negligible factor in any lepidopterous theory 

 of evolution of pattern, color, form, or activity" (p. 57). 



Bell, E. L. 



1924. Notes on Asilus scriccns Say (Diptera, Asilidae). Journ. New York 

 Ent. Soc, vol. 32, no. 4, p. 219, Dec. Capturing Hesperiidae, in- 

 cluding Epargyreus tityrns. 



Berger, E. W. 



1920. The semitropical armj' worm. Quart. Bull. Florida State Plant 

 Board, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 17-34, figs. 4, Jan. Xylomygcs cridania. 

 Birds, the spined soldier bug, a wasp, tiger beetles, ground beetles, 

 and parasitic insects recorded as enemies (pp. 26-28). 



Bird, Henry. 



1909. [Enemies of Papaipema maritima.] Can. Ent., vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 67-8, 

 Feb. Field mice and skunks. " As very few pupae escape in any 

 locality these animals go over, they become an important factor 

 in the economy of the species." 



Bre.^key, E. p. 



1929. Notes on the natural enemies of the iris borer, Macronoctua oiiusta 

 Grote (Lepidoptera). Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer., vol. 22, no. 3. pp. 

 459-464, Sept. Six species of Diptera, two of Hymenoptera, one 

 beetle, one bird, and rodents. 



Brittox, W. E. 



1906. The gypsy moth and the brown-tail moth. Bull. 153, Connecticut 



Exp. Sta., p. 7. Several species of parasitic Hymenoptera, Diptera, 

 and predacious insects attack both the gipsy moth and brown-tail 

 moths in Massachusetts ; they are also devoured by birds, toads, and 

 other insectivorous animals. 

 Brooks, Fred E. 



1907. The grapevine root-borer. Bull, no. West Virginia Agr. Exp. Sta., 



PP- 19-30, 5 pis., Nov. Mcinythnis polistifonnis family Sesiidae. 

 Great crested flycatcher feeding upon it (p. 28). 

 Bryant, Harold C. 



1911. The relation of birds to an insect outbreak in northern California 

 during the spring and summer of 191 1. The Condor, vol. 13, 

 PP- 195-208, Nov. Stomach examination revealed that four species 

 of birds fed upon the butterflies (Eugonia calif ornica), which 

 formed an average of 32.8 per cent of their food. In addition a 

 western flycatcher was observed feeding upon them. Chickens and 

 ducks also reported as taking numbers of these insects. 



